Seth MacFarlane to Develop World War II Limited Series THE WINDS OF WAR
Seth MacFarlane, best known for his work on Family Guy, Ted, and The Orville, is set to develop and produced a limited series for NBCUniversal titled The Winds of War, and it seems like a very different project from anything he’s done before.
The series is based on Herman Wouk’s The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, and MacFarlane will write the script with Seth Fisher (The Alienist).
The Winds of War tells the epic story of “one American family’s turbulent voyage across the continents and across the years that spanned the Second World War.”
MacFarlane said in a statement:
“I can’t think of a more exciting project with which to launch my creative partnership with UCP than Herman Wouk’s The Winds of War. I’ve been a devoted fan of Wouk’s WWII epic for decades, and its depiction of small-scale human endurance in the face of large-scale global upheaval has never been more relevant than it is today. In my very first meeting with Dawn Olmstead, we connected over this project — I learned that she herself comes from a Naval family — and to bring it to fruition under her stewardship and that of her UCP team will be a perfect fit for all. We can’t wait to get started.”
Dawn Olmstead, President, UCP added:
“We are thrilled to announce The Winds of War (and War and Remembrance) as the first of many projects we are developing with Fuzzy Door. This is an epic story of valor, perseverance, survival and family that will be retold through a current lens. I’m very excited about our partnership with Seth as he looks to expand his oeuvre in the next phase of his career.”
Erica Huggins, President of Fuzzy Door, went on to say:
“We are thrilled to have our first project with UCP be something that exemplifies Fuzzy Door’s intentions that we are looking to take risks, think outside the box and find stories that are urgent and entertaining.”
This is definitely going to be an interesting project for MacFarlane to tackle, and I’m looking forward to seeing what he ends up doing with it.